Chapter 5 (1/2)

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation  Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Thursday afternoons were set aside for staring into space.

This time every week, he would normally refrain from being involved in any work or activities. Instead he would burrow in a place of his liking and waste his time away to his heart’s content.

These places could be the park, the temple, the museum… and, of course, it could also be a maid café like the one he was in right now.

Just the eye-candies in that place alone made it Zhang Heng’s favorite place—which was also why this was the place he went to daydream most frequently.

“A cup of Forbidden Love, and a plate of Gege1 Can’t Do It Today, thanks.” Zhang Heng tried to keep a straight face and not give away the fact that he had no idea what he was ordering.

“Yes, Master. Please hold on.” The maid with cat ears answered subserviently, hugging the tray she was holding to her chest.

Professional! Zhang Heng gave her a big mental thumbs up. The maids working in the café were mostly part-time university students—a major topic of discussion among the neet community.

In comparison, the owner of that maid café down Chun Xi Road was less sincere in his efforts. He employed a whole bunch of ladies in their thirties and forties to make up for the number. It was even said that the owner himself would pitch in when they were short-staffed, torturing his customers’ mental wellbeing with his thick bush of leg hair. Dining there was more like volunteering for torture.

While he waited for his orders to arrive, Zhang Heng picked out a copy of ‘Shokugeki no Soma1‘ from the rack nearby. He was flipping through the pages when someone said, “What a pity. I prefer his former works.”

Zhang Heng looked up and found a stranger in the form of a small old man in a Tang suit1 paired with a tie and a homburg sitting across the table. His unremarkable, half eastern-half western dressing gave him an uncanny appearance.

All eyes in the café were drawn to this strange little man.

Zhang Heng’s eyebrows rose to his forehead. “Shun Saeki1? He used to be a Bilibili mangaka.”

“Then it looks like my memory does not fool me.” The old man grinned, revealing a row of yellowed teeth. “So, how has this month been, Zhang Heng? Are you pleased with my little gift? Don’t worry. That thing that you’re worried about won’t happen. The extra twenty-four hours is a gift. It won’t deduct your lifespan.”

“Did you do something to me?”

“That’s not easy for me to do. But you are the one that I choose, it is only right for me to give you a gift. Isn’t that right?”

The old man reached out and picked up the cup of Forbidden Love from the serving tray a maid walking past was carrying, startling the waitress.

Zhang Heng smiled at the girl apologetically. “Thank you. We won’t be needing anything for the time being.”

“I won’t take advantage of you. After we’ve finished our conversation, you’ll still be able to drink your beverage.” The old man mumbled something unintelligible and then said, “Now, let’s get down to business. I’m quite pleased with your performance this month. Now, since the trial period is over, let’s discuss the conditions of transfer.”

“Conditions of transfer?”